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Math Vocabulary
Sum – the answer to an addition problem
Difference – the answer to a subtraction problem
Product – the answer to a multiplication problem
face
edge
Quotient – the answer to a division problem
vertice
cone
Factors – 2 numbers multiplied together to get a product
Area = length X width
Perimeter = add the sides of a shape
Odd number – 1, 3, 5, 7, 9…
pyramid
Even number – 2, 4, 6, 8, 10…
Multiple – the multiples of 3 are 3, 6, 9, 12
Estimate – approximate value, rather than an exact answer
Congruent – same size and same shape
Symmetry – two halves that match perfectly when folded on top of each other
parallelogram
trapezoid
Customary Measurement
1 mile = 1760 yards
1 mile = 5280 feet
1 yard = 3 feet
1 foot = 12 inches
1 gallon = 4 quarts
1 gallon = 128 ounces
1 quart = 2 pints
1 pint = 2 cups
1 cup = 8 ounces
1 ton = 2000 pounds
1 pound = 16 ounces
rhombus
pentagon
hexagon
Measurement - Time
1 year = 365 days
1 year = 12 months
1 year = 52 weeks
1 week = 7 days
1 day = 24 hours
1 hour = 60 minutes
1 minute = 60 seconds
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Metric Measurement
1 kilometer = 1000 meters
1 meter = 100 centimeters
1 centimeter = 10 millimeters
1 liter = 1000 milliliters
1 kilogram = 1000 grams
1 gram = 1000 milligrams
fraction
denominator
Parallel lines
perpendicular lines
1
3
numerator
intersecting lines
acute angle
right angle
obtuse angle